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MICHAEL HAYNE
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
COMMENTARY
A new week, a new edition of the Chris Christie presidential speculation. Despite the fact that the gargantuan governor of the Garden state made it his life's quest (even threatening to end his life) to eschew the barrage of questions regarding his decision to run amid a weak field of contenders, the push to get him to run is at an all-time high. After Gov. Rick Perry's abysmal performance in last week's "who hates the poor and gays the most" Republican Presidential debate, Mitt Romney (sadly, the sensible one) looks to be the only viable Republican front-runner. Although Mr. Romney’s salt and pepper, impossibly combed “1950’s all-American dad” look makes him superficially attractive to at least play the role of president in an ABC movie of the week event, Christie is much more attractive on paper to sell as a republican presidential candidate.
Once again, a chorus of major GOP donors has reportedly renewed calls for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to state his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Christie added fuel to the fire when he told a group at Rider University that the Republican field hasn't produced a viable candidate.
"I think what the country is thirsting for, more than anything else right now, is someone of stature and credibility to tell them that and say, 'Here's where I want us to go to deal with this crisis,'" Christie said, according to the New York Post.
Christie’s YouTube account shows him to be a fearless, straight-talking Jersey guy, but upon further inspection his coziness with Wall Street leaders and his spending habits as Attorney General has revealed Christie is no different than any other politician in recent history. Moreover, money and power — and lots of it —embolden Christie.
Sources show that deep-pocketed donors Charles Schwab of Charles Schwab, billionaire Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone, and New York's second-richest man David Koch of the Koch Bros have all pushed hard for a Christie run. Christie has been put on double secret probation for his now widely known secretive trip to the Koch Bros. multi-million dollar retreat in Vail, Colorado in which Christie delivered an address at a political gathering. The quid quo pro must have been larger than Christie’s Christmas sweater.
As a former Marine I know sacrifice leaving your family and your security to keep America safe is hard! Then to deal with the top sacrifice of being killed in war! Now fast forward to Bush/ Cheney! Under Bush /Cheney a unnecessary war was started in Iraq . American fought and died in that war and continue to this day to do so. 4,400 and counting DEAD! Republican have no problem in defending a unnecessary war they have no problem defending Bush /Cheney administration! What they have problem with is supporting a healthcare plan that cover some of the same American military family that were uninsured. Republican fought against over turning the military “don't asked don't tell. At the same time accepting the fact that many gay American have fought and died to keep them safe in America!
As President Obama tried to fix the mess Republican President G.W. Bush started. Republican have fought against the country and the President. President Obama is proposing that the top earner in America paid more in taxes. Or in other word sacrifice some of their earning for the betterment of the country. Seem fair to me when the very poor and the middle-class are sacrificing their lives for the betterment of their country! At a time when the entire country should be behind the President of the United States and behind the country. Tea Party Republicans are still playing hate and divide and blame games!
In 2009 ,2010, 2011, American company are reporting record profit. Yet Republican are fighting for more tax breaks for the rich and super rich. Republicans believe in Reagan proven failure of trickle down economic will work. WRONG!!! Around the country Republican Governors are balancing their budgets off the backs of the poor and the middle-class! Raising the tax code from 35% to 39.6% is seen as criminal by Republican even given the fact that the Bush Tax Cuts have done NOTHING! Also that very same tax rate was under President Clinton ….You know the President that left a surplus!!!!
It is impossible to know how many survivors of the service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan have struggled with managing the benefits, and in interviews with dozens of military families, only a handful were willing to talk specifically about how they spent the money. Many families use the money to secure children' s futures, pay off mortgages, or otherwise make up for a long-term loss of income. But experts on military families say that they are seeing a growing number of problems, and that young widows - often naive about finance and easily seduced by the glamorous accouterments of pop culture - seem to be especially vulnerable, trying to somehow fill emotional gaps with material things and ending up in debt instead.
But who am I to criticize them, they gave the top sacrifice. Republican won't asked the rich and super rich to sacrifice more of their money for the country! Tax loopholes and tax break have made some rich super rich. CEO are making record salary and using the Republican talking point of “we are uncertain...Which really translate into “we got record profit we could careless about more jobs for American! Twenty million American jobs lost under former Republican President G.W Bush. Many oversea never to return.
It happen! In 2008 after 43 white only male only President of the United State. The first black President! The country elected Barack H. Obama as the 44th President of the United States. His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others. With a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, President Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961.
He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served in Patton's army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank. Before Senator Obama became President Obama the attacks started. First it was the attack on his quantification. He was never a Governor of a state. So he didn't have that experience! In my opinion one of the less credible attacks. G.W. Bush was a Governor and turn out to be the worse President in American history. Republican and racist Rush Limbaugh stated” I Hope Obama Fails!
Then it was Bill Aryer an American elementary education theorist and a former leader in the movement that opposed U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. He is known for his 1960s activism as well as his current work in education reform, curriculum, and instruction. Before Obama was born! In 1969 Ayer co-founded the Weather Underground, a self-described communist revolutionary group that conducted a campaign of bombing public buildings during the 1960s and 1970s, in response to U.S. In 1969 Obama was 8 years old and knew nothing of a Bill Ayer involvement in the Vietnam War. Ayer is a retired professor from the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, formerly holding the titles of Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar!
At the time of the 2008 campaign Ayer was a Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago! Yet Sarah and John Mc Cain tried to associate 8 year old Obama and Senator Obama with the Professor past! Then there were the Birther idiot racist that claim Obama was not a American citizen! After that it was a attack on Obama 's church and Pastor and any Pastor that attended the church. They demonize Rev Wright and force Senator Obama to leave his church of twenty plus years!
Then Senator Obama became the first black President and the attacks continue on a level of pure hatred and racist beliefs. The Republican Tea Party was born a racist anti- American group organize just to attack the first black President. Name calling and marches signs of hate and racism. President Obama was called a socialist a monkey a fool and anti-American.
Talk about a racist double standard Jon Huntsman former Governor of Utah and Mitt Romney former Governor of Massachusetts! Both are Mormon a religion that teaches hatred of black people. They also believe in marrying children as young as 12. There are no camera in their churches recording their Pastors. There are no interview of church member. Nobody is trying to interview the sick dying member of the Mormon church like they did Senator Obama.
President Obama receive the country in horrible condition! No President in the history of America has receive the country in worse condition. Two wars and a prescription plan for senior citizen ALL NOT PAID FOR!! Facing a recession 22 million job lost under G. W. Bush many oversea never to return. Losing 750,000 jobs weekly a housing disaster program Bush left the country with and 7.5 trillion dollar debt.
President Obama has gone up against a Republican Party that has voted NO NO NO against anything and everything propose by President Obama. A Democrat Party in fear of siding with the first black President and Fox News 24/7 criticism of President Obama policy and his wife and family members! 43% more death threats then any President before him.
At a time when the country should have came together Republican led the way of divide and disrespect of democracy! White racism and pure hatred stood in the way of a better America. The 2010 midterm election stop the Obama recovery of America. White American brought into the Republican rhetoric! As a result nothing is getting done in Washington. Republican are more concern in regaining power then then country recovery.